Wednesday, August 2, 2017

50th Anniversary of the premier of “Last of the Badmen”

“Il tempo degli avvoltoi” was released in Rome, Italy on
August 2, 1967.

Kitosh, a young cowboy in the employ of Don Jaime
Mendoza, is beaten by his employer, because he had dared to woo his wife.
Filled with resentment and hatred, Kitosh leaves the ranch and begins a life of
an outlaw, joining a notorious bandit, Black Tracy Soon, however, the contrasts
between the two arise because Kitosh kills only when he is forced to do so
while Tracy enjoys killing. When Tracy proposes to take criminal action against
Don Jaime, Kitosh, eager to take revenge on his former master, accepts without hesitation.
The two kidnap the wife of Don Jaime and demand a large sum for ransom. Wanting
to get his wife back safely, Don Jaime agrees to sacrifice all the money in his
possession and goes to deliver it personally to the two outlaws. At this point,
Tracy takes advantage of Kitosh’s good faith, disarms him and prepares to kill
him, along with Don Jaime and his wife, to escape unmolested with all the
money. Kitosh confronts Tracy and although wounded and unable to win over his
rival he kills him. Don Jaime is returned the ransom money, and the young
Kitosch leaves, determined to rebuild his life.

Il tempo degli avvoltoi – Italian title

O Matador, Último dos Homens Maus – Brazilian title

Ringo... Era Seu Nome – Brazilian title

Последният злодей – Bulgarian title

Geen tranen voor een moordenaar – Dutch title

Korppikotkien aika – Finnish title

Quand les vautours attaquent – French title

Le vautours attaquent – French title

Die Zeit de Geier – German title

Gebrandmarkt – German title

O simademenos – Greek title

Teimpo de violencia – Spanish title

El ultimo maldito – Spanish title

Bir avuç kan – Turkish title

Time of the Vultures – English title

No Tears for a Killer – English title

Last of the Badmen – English title

A 1967 Italian production [Pacific Cinematografica
(Rome)]

Producer: Vico Pavoni

Director: Nando Cicero (Fernando Cicero)

Story: Fulvio Gicca (Fulvio Gicca Palli)

Screenplay: Fulvio Gicca (Fulvio Gicca Palli)

Cinematography: Fausto Rossi [Eastmancolor, Euroscope]

Music: Piero Umiliani (Romano Ferrera)

Running time: 95 minutes

Story: Italian production. Kitosch is branded by his
ranch boss after being too close with the latter's wife. He escapes and joins
up with the gunfighter Tracy but is eventually repelled by Tracy's violent
methods.

About Me

Born in Toledo, Ohio in 1946 I have a BA degree in American History from Cal St. Northridge. I've been researching the American West and western films since the early 1980s and visiting filming sites in Spain and the U.S.A. Elected a member of the Spaghetti Western Hall of Fame 2010.